Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Kidney Injury

Comparison of Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery

BACKGROUND There is considerable controversy regarding the diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and there are over 30 different definitions. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence and risk factors for the development of AKI following cardiac surgery according to the RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO criteria, and compare the prognostic power of these criteria. METHODS Cross-sectional study that include...

Excessive diagnostic testing in acute kidney injury

BACKGROUND The patterns, performance characteristics, and yield of diagnostic tests ordered for the evaluation of acute kidney injury (AKI) have not been rigorously evaluated. METHODS We characterized the frequency of AKI diagnostic testing for urine, blood, radiology, and pathology tests in all adult inpatients who were admitted with or developed AKI (N = 4903 patients with 5731 AKI episodes...

NGAL, the New Marker for Acute Kidney Injury

International Criteria for Acute Kidney Injury: Advantages and Remaining Challenges

Nicholas Selby and colleagues describe how the definition of acute kidney injury brings opportunities and challenges in identifying patients at higher risk of adverse outcomes.

A comparison of different diagnostic criteria of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients

INTRODUCTION Recently, the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) proposed a new definition and classification of acute kidney injury (AKI) on the basis of the RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, and End-stage renal failure) and AKIN (Acute Kidney Injury Network) criteria, but comparisons of the three criteria in critically ill patients are rare. METHODS We prosp...